In the late 20th century, musical theater began a substantial evolution, with shows such as The Lion King’s high-concept stage adaptation and the grunge-ified La Bohème rework Rent marrying present-day ideas with tried-and-true tropes. The Great White Way has since featured a wide variety of songs performed by an expansive cast: profane puppets in Avenue Q, existentially troubled missionaries in The Book of Mormon, rapping forefathers in Hamilton, singers living out the songs of jukebox-musical heroes Alanis Morissette and Tina Turner, and even classic characters from modern-minded updates of shows like Oklahoma!